454: Chapter 454 Suspect's Identity Confirmed

Zhushan Village.

Liu Wenting felt a bit uneasy and anxious.

She peered out the window again and saw more and more people in the distance, especially many police officers, as well as Special Police and police dogs, which made her feel even more uneasy.

She was a distant cousin of Liu Biao.

When they were young, the two had a very close relationship and had crossed the final barrier between man and woman, but they didn't end up together after Liu Biao committed murder and became a wanted fugitive.

Liu Wenting's phone number had never changed from the very beginning; she hoped Liu Biao could contact her, and sure enough, Liu Biao would contact her occasionally, each time using a different number.

They didn't communicate much, only two or three times a year, and even after Liu Biao had fled to Southeast Asia, the contact was never broken.

Not long ago, the two were in contact again, and Liu Wenting complained that the shrew Lin Xiaomeng from the same village was bullying her, the kind of bullying that went too far.

It was originally just a vent of frustration, but who would have known that Liu Biao actually returned secretly and came to Zhushan Village to kill all seven members of Lin Xiaomeng's family.

Liu Wenting was very panicked.

She looked out the window from time to time, seeing police officers, officials, and others from afar, growing in number, and there were even heavily armed Special Police.

Qin Chuan, Secretary Zhang Dong, and others also arrived at Zhushan Village.

Cheng Yuan, the deputy captain of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's criminal investigation detachment, was responsible for solving this mass murder case. He had already arrived with a large group of his men and was conducting crime scene investigations, interviews, and questioning of villagers.

Hearing that Qin Chuan and Secretary Zhang Dong had arrived, he immediately trotted over, stood at attention, and saluted, "Greetings, leaders. The criminal investigation detachment is currently conducting a scene investigation. Please give your instructions."

Secretary Zhang Dong nodded slightly. "Continue. Also, have you found anything yet?"

Cheng Yuan said, "From a preliminary look, the perpetrator is very professional, clean and efficient, leaving behind no clues or evidence."

Qin Chuan said, "Can we go and take a look at the crime scene?"

"Certainly." Cheng Yuan led the way, taking everyone near the crime scene.

Qin Chuan didn't intend to go in just yet; he stood outside the police cordon and glanced at this very ordinary rural house.

It was inside this rural house that a family of seven was wiped out.

He also saw forensic doctors examining the bodies, taking photos, and saw people putting the bodies into body bags and carrying them out to the vehicles.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look."

Although he wasn't a professional, Qin Chuan still decided to go in and take a look, trying to connect more deeply with this mass murder case, so that the new information the system would push tomorrow would be more likely to be related to this case.

However, it was just a rough look and listening to the reports and introductions from Cheng Yuan and the others.

As the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and director of the Public Security Bureau, Secretary Zhang Dong asked more questions, his brows furrowing slightly.

In his view, having found no clues and no physical evidence, the difficulty of solving the case was immense.

No matter how difficult, this case must be solved!

Secretary Zhang Dong said to Cheng Yuan and the others with a serious face, "This case must be solved as soon as possible!"

Although no specific deadline for solving the case had been set yet, Cheng Yuan and the others immediately felt immense pressure, as did the bureau leaders in charge of criminal investigation—the pressure was like a mountain!

They exchanged glances, communicated with their eyes, and nodded slightly.

They understood in their hearts that they could only withstand the pressure and meet the challenge head-on; even if it meant not sleeping or resting, they had to solve the case as soon as possible.

Seeming to notice everyone's pressure, Qin Chuan reminded them, "We suspect that the perpetrators are Liu Biao and Gao Dalong. Among them, Liu Biao has a distant cousin named Liu Wenting, who is a resident of Zhushan Village. You can start with her; perhaps you will find something."

"Really?!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Cheng Yuan was even more delighted and said, "That's great! A few of you, find out who Liu Wenting in Zhushan Village is, take her into custody immediately, and interrogate her right away."

Liu Wenting was quickly taken into custody and then interrogated.

She was just a rural woman; how could she be a match for professionals? In less than a few minutes, she spilled everything she knew like beans from a bamboo tube.

Sure enough, Qin Chuan's deduction was completely correct; the perpetrators were indeed Liu Biao and Gao Dalong.

The motive for the crime was also very clear: it was to vent anger, to help Liu Wenting get revenge, and then they killed all seven members of the neighbor Lin Xiaomeng's family.

The identities of the suspects were basically confirmed!

This was a big step forward; the next step was the arrest, to catch these two as soon as possible.

The citizens of Dongjiang City soon discovered that today seemed different.

The number of police officers patrolling the city streets had obviously increased; they were all in groups of several, and many were armed.

At every intersection, there were police officers checking IDs and so on. Hotel and inn operators even discovered that within a few hours, the police had come to check several times, repeatedly verifying the identities of the guests, even in some small hostels that cost a few dozen yuan.

"What's going on? Did something big happen in our Dongjiang City?"

"Woke up this morning, how did it become like this?!"

"Have you heard? Two A-level wanted criminals broke into our city and killed a whole family of seven!"

"My God, so it was a mass murder case, no wonder so many police were dispatched!"

"..."

Because Dongjiang City is a major tourist city, the tourism environment is getting better and better, and now that it is entering the peak tourist season, there are many tourists from all over the country, so the news spread very quickly.

It is an information society now, and the internet is very developed; in less than half a day, the mass murder case in Dongjiang City shot to the top of the trending topics.

Such a heinous criminal case occurred, causing shock at high levels. Needless to say, Secretary Zhang Dong, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and director of the Public Security Bureau, received many phone calls, including from the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial Public Security Department, and provincial leaders.

As the top leader of Dongjiang City, Qin Chuan also received several calls, including from Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng, the Minister of Public Security, and even higher-level leaders; even his father, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong, called to remind Qin Chuan to solve the case as soon as possible.

The support from the Provincial Public Security Department was also very strong; they not only sent criminal investigation experts but also dispatched a large number of police officers, including team after team of Special Police to reinforce them.

The entire Dongjiang City was cast into a dragnet, and carpet-style investigations began.

Even in some rural areas, police cars began to appear, and some police officers started going deep into the countryside to conduct interviews and questioning.

As for the high-definition photos of Liu Biao and Gao Dalong, they had long appeared on the new version of the wanted posters, spreading not only on mobile phones and computers but even in the streets and alleys, where paper color versions were posted.

This, of course, was thanks to the information provided by the system, which included recent high-definition photos of these two people.

More than ten kilometers away from Zhushan Village, almost at the border of Ningjiang County and Linshui County, on a nameless mountain, two middle-aged men appeared.